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The Role of Sleep in Motor Sequence Consolidation: Stabilization Rather Than Enhancement
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Author contributions: M.H., J.B., and S.D. designed research; A.N. and S.D. performed research; M.H. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; A.N. and S.D. analyzed data; A.N., M.H., J.B., and S.D. wrote the paper.
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The Journal of Neuroscience, 29 April 2015, 35(17): 6696-6702; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1236-14.2015
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Abstract
Sleep supports the consolidation of
motor sequence memories, yet it remains unclear whether sleep stabilizes
or actually enhances
motor sequence performance. Here we assessed the
time course of motor memory consolidation in humans, taking early
boosts
in performance into account and varying the time
between training and sleep. Two groups of subjects, each participating
in
a short wake condition and a longer sleep
condition, were trained on the sequential finger-tapping task in the
evening and
were tested (1) after wake intervals of either
30 min or 4 h and (2) after a night of sleep that ensued either 30 min
or 4
h after training. The results show an early
boost in performance 30 min after training and a subsequent decay across
the 4
h wake interval. When sleep followed 30 min
after training, post-sleep performance was stabilized at the early boost
level.
Sleep at 4 h after training restored performance
to the early boost level, such that, 12 h after training, performance
was
comparable regardless of whether sleep occurred
30 min or 4 h after training. These findings indicate that sleep does
not
enhance but rather stabilizes motor sequence
performance without producing additional gains.
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